The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-01-01

Over goes the oId Leaf TODAY.

came 100 lhtc tut tnis issue.
Fred Choate has still left many use
full articles from the holidays. Give hin
call.
BE sure to have everything you own
insured. There are two or three agents
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry l Garrett will
please accept thanks for some toothsomc
cake.
Manly Drennen, wife and baby, o
Elkton, were visiting Mrs. Rosa Donnel
this week.
The people of Elkton are about tC
take steps toward securing fire engine
Sensible idea.
"A fire destroyed part of the NJ. L
Church at Red Lion last week We
sympathize with them.
Many a man, woman, girl and boy
begins TO note down events in diary
This is continued about a week, then the
book is laid aside.
Mrs. S. A. Roach begins the new
year by serving oysters in all styles
What satisfies the cravings of appetite
quicker than a big stew or fry?
Mrs. Sitter and her two daughters,
Mrs. Ella Woods and Mrs. Sarah Bur-
bank, who resided on Chapel street,
moved to Wilmington this week.
The two new houses on Delaware
avenue, the property of G. Fader, pre-
sent a neat and attractive appearance, as
they near completion for occupancy.
C. W. Bounds, of the Wilmington
Conference Academy of Dover is spend
ing u few days with Fred L. McKinsey,
editor of The Deldwdre Good Templdr, and
of this Office.
We received Columbia Bicycle cal
endar for 1887, issued by the Pope Man
ufacturing Company, Boston. 1t is a very
artistic design, and elegantly gotten up.
To cyclers it is valuable.
Some person or persons broke the
large glass window in the store of w.
Atmore Woodrow, on Wednesday night.
Nothing was disturbed, and from the APP
pearance it looks like ma righteousness.
The Academy opens its next term on
Tuesday, January 4. Book Keeping will
be specially this term, with view to
practical business work. Several music
pupils have been added since last term.
The Citizens Cornet Band of this
town went to INTERCHANGEABLE on We'd
nesday evening and serenaded Mr. Harry
Garrett and bride. Mr.. Garrett is a
member of the band. A pleasant time
was enjoyed.
On Wednesday night the Citizens
Cornet Band favored us with some music
whilst passing through town, enroute to
McClellandsville, where they serenaded
a former member of their company, who
recently took to himself Il wife,
"A home gathering of the Whitaker
family was held on Christmas day, at the
residence of Phillip Whitaker on Main
street. A goodly number were present,
some having come from New York, New
Jersey and other neighboring States.
Mrs. Emma Prettyman closed the
first quarter of her art school on We'd
tuesday, of last week. She will commence
the second quarter the first Tuesday in
January. She has room for six or seven
more scholars, terms $40 per quarter of
"a lessons.
The Chief Templar of Newark
Lodge Of Good Templars earnestly re-
quests all members of that Order to be
present at this evenings session. Fair
view Lodge of Good Templars are ex-
pected to be present, besides members of
Lodges from distance.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. +.
Church of this town, gave highly APP
preciated entertainment in the aforesaid
church on Thursday evening of this
week, which was largely attended, taking
into consideration the inclemency of the
weather.
"A motion was carried at the meeting
of the School Board of Wilmington, or
dering that the public schools be closed
on January IS and II, during the prog
ress of teachers institute, and that the
teachers be allowed their salary for the
time they attended the institute.
Amy man can get along while every.
thing goes smoothly, but let something
get wrong; or a creditor clamoring for
cash and threatening to close in and
those who owe you in no hurry to pay,
is what tries mems metal. Only those
who contain the sterling quality survive.
The following persons were guests of
Rev. c. W. Prettyman and wife at the
M. L. parsonage on Christmas; Prof w.
l.. Gooding and wife of the Wilmington
Conference Academy, at Dover; Mr.
Howard Dougherty of Baltimore, Mr. Sir
lex Shallcross of Thomas, Kent county,
Md, and the Misses May and Kate Mil
her of Elkton.
Our little friend George Henry, re-
Gently removed to st. Louis, Mo-, had his
pocket picked while out looking for
Christmas last week. George was inter
ested in Santa Claus in window. when
some sharper went for his Christn,au
purse George, you will have to look out
for the Western boys, keep your eyes on
them.
-Protracted services will commence
tomorrow evening in the M. L. Church
here, and will continue as long as any
good can be accomplished of a revival
nature. Despite the fact that there exists